Stamp.



M. G. STANDLEY.

STAMP.

v APPLICATION FILED OCT. I9. 1912. 1,206,735.

A//arney y www4 m .im m. A Y a INVENTOR WJLVESSES -M.G. STANDLEY.

' STAMP. APPLICATION -FILD OCT. I9. |912. l 1,206,735. y Patented Nov. 2s; 1916.

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"1 4* Ej cg .L WITNESSES L c3 s /NVENTo/e lYIr-edum Gr. Stm@ UNIED ,STATES PATENT oFFICE.

:ambiano. srANnLEY, or cmcnmfarn omo.

summer To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known 'that L MREDITH G. 'STAND- LEY, citizen'of'the United States, residing at Cincinnati,in the county of Hamilton and State of. Ohio," have invented certain new anduseful Improvements'ini Stamps, of

erence being ing drawing.

This invention relates for its object the production o and efiicient4 stamp which will automatically feed the paper to the proper osition after each operation in order to al ow the stamp to record or register each item stamped when using the device. e Another object ofy this invention is the production of a simple and eflcient feeding mechanism for the ribbon and carbon sheets which will automatically cause the carbon and ribbon to come to the desired position for allowing each item stampedto besuccessively recorded. f

With these and' other objects-in: view, this invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts', as will be hereinafter-fully described and claimed. l

This invention is illustrated in the accom'- panying drawmgs, wherelmf Flgure 1 1s a central longitudinal section y ofthe stamp. Fig. 2 is a section taken on shafts line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig.l 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 of. Fig-2.p Fig. 4.' is a section taken on line 4-4 off Fig. 1. Fig.- 5 is a;-

A'taken on'line 12-12 of Fig. 9. F ig.`13 is the rack bars in a locked a.. plan view of theI spring plate for holding position. Fig.,14 is a transverse ysectional-view through.. the carbon sheet containing roller. Fig. 15 'is a section taken similar to Fig. 1 showing the modified structure. Fig. 16 is a section taken similar to Fig. 3 showing the modified Application mamme: is, 191s. semina. 723,749.

:of the releasing which the followlng is a specification, refhad therein to the accompanyto stam s and has P afs'imple taining a series of casing. F ig. 8 is a detail perspec- 'A washer 10 I s'pecmcauoaof Ltitm Patent. Pateted Nov. 28. 1916.

structure. is a horizontal section,` Vthrough the casing showing vthe modified structure.- Fi `18 is -a' section taken on line'18---18A` o Fig. 16. Fig. 19

isb a detail perspecfive of the .forward end By referring -toffthe drawings by nu,l

mera1s,it will be seen. that ldtes the outer .or top casing which =isprov1ded with of parallel slots'Q.' these a plurality slots 2, work the o perating knobs .3 which y knobs e age vat t dicatingli are providedl with an indicating p late li 4conadapted to correspond with the symbolsv and ingdisks 5 are 6. These indicating lates h a c anplaced inthe substantially U plurality of disk operating teeth 8 which teeth areadapted to I engage the operating teeth 9. formed upon the stamping disks 6.v 'These teeth 8 straddle the stampin teeth 9 formed upon the pe- I a apted to be engaged u the teeth 8 of theindicatlng bars 4.. There are preferably twelve of these .teeth 9 and the teeth 8 are so formed upon the lower.

face of the indicator bars 4 with the teethl 9, and notches between the teeth 9 so as to to the type. These disks 6l as to register Prevent injury are -'supported upon the central supiporting shaft 11 which'` s journaled in the sideV walls 13 of the inner casing. These disks has its respective en are so formed as to indicatesI ke number to the left of the row -of figures 'fo lowed b themonth of the year which is in turn fo 1 hei-y of t e disks Gandthese teeth arev pon either side by' eir lowerffends the inars 4.' These.v indicating barsaj.;

l0 res `and-symbole' 1.-,.etters or figures contained Vupon the stamp. i

v Jed "I6 nel-7 formed in' the outer' faceslo the indif .eating bars 4. These indicating bars ltare' providedwith a lowed by a pair of disks for indicatin the-p days of the month which last `mentioned disks are followed bythe years, for instance "1912. A plurality of numbered disks Yare placed to theright -of4 the disk-containing v the years for the purpose of stamping the 1 vdesired numbers which may be desired to be used-in connection with the presentistarp.

one side of the number disks. f

105. is carried by the shaft 1l, to;

By meansof the bar 4 and the'diskshfl ns described, it will be seen may be rotated to the desired pointby shifting the bars 4 ,within the slots 2 formed in that the'se disksv Y the outer casing 1. A transversely extendbe removed from enga rol e .outer face of one of the wa s 13 of the in-l casing as illudrated `clearly in Fig. 5 -bymeans'of the supporting pins 20, which4 pms are lacedthrough the elongated slots ing aperture 12 is formed adjacent the for` ward ends of the slots 2 through which may be viewed the numbers` of the indicating bars 4. The side walls 13 of the inner casing are held together vby means of tie rods 14, and one of the walls 13 is provided with 21 fo in the respective endsof. the loclring bar 19. These slots-21fallow the rod.

y the side walls 13` of the inner frame ns in Qrbar 19'to be shifted longitudinally of the casing. i by the outer face of'the inner casing and en the end of thebar 19, thereby hold'- ing e bar 19- a inst accidental movementz.

This spring latc member 22 may, hovsveveny g ent with thcbr 19 soas te allow the'ba y1910 hav'eflongi-itudinal movement rel'a'tiv'e to the inner casing for removing the shafts '15 when itlis A desired to remove the 'paper from the roll and remove the ribbon which" isfused'v inA connection .with the .stamping 'device. Of course, it should be 'understcodthatl the, roller which contains the'stpmping ribbon may be provided with a reversing mechanism fo'r causing the sameto automatically return after the ribbon has. once been wound n upon 'thefopposite roll.` The. opposite end of each shaft 15 is reduced' as to constitute a flattened portion 24 and` over 4this flattened"1 portion 24 fitsfthe ratchetavheelf 25. 'flheprojecting' lug 26` formed upon the outer end of each 'shaft f 15 carriesy a ratchetjffvheel' 25. By means 'of thisfconf.,

described, it 'will be seen that l.the lrpthetwheels'25 will be firmly lockedA in lgag'ement with, theQsh'ats 15.' These 'wheels4 25'- are"interposed between onefofthe walls 13 offthe innercasing and one of vthe-.walls 28 bthe outer A pawl 29is carriedby one 'of the walls l13 of the inner easing and' engages the primary ratchety 30 for hol in'g thesamev against ro-V tation in one d rection. The auxiliaryv ratchets31 are enga-ged 'upon the under surfaces by means of the .pawls `32 which pawls wheels '131 by means of A springfimh 22 iswried .s

of. These pawls 32am supported by' the rearwardly extending arm 35 of the operat ing frame '36. This peratingfframe comprises an ar structure having its oppositely extening arms 35 and. 37 cou'- nected by means of Va vertically extending portion 38. A coil spring 39 is connected to thel vertically extending portion 38 near its upper end and has its o pdaite en'd secured to one of the side wa ls of the inner casing so. te resist the forward movement of the frame or kee a tension thereon. The forwardly exten ing arm 37 of the operating frame 36is provided with a notch or cutaway portion 40l upon its under face in which work's a lug 41 carried by one of the sidewalls 13 of the inner casing. This lug 41e .the shoulder 42 lof the arm 37 and limitsthe rearward the frame 36.

A link member 43 is connected" to the outer end of the arm 37 und in turn is connected to u bell-crank lever 44 which bellcrank lever is pivctally'secured to` one of `dicuted at 45. The'bell-cran'k lever 44' engages the, outer end 0f the operating lever 45 which lever is provided with u rearwardly extending foot 46 adapted to be engaged by the laterall extending in 47 carried by the upwardly extending u 48 of the bottom late 49. The operati ever 45 is providedJ with a slot 48. The tom plate 49 is also with a plurality o u wardly extending ears 50 which arepivota ly secured to the near end of the outer casi 1. A notchv 51 is formed in the side wa ls 13 ofthe inner casing near the rear end thereof so aste allow the bottom platef.4l9 and' the closure plate 52 to be swung to a sutlicient distance without binding upon the end of the outer casing 1 so as to facilitate access to the forwardend so us to'allow access to behad to the lock 54 of the closure plate 52.

`The closure plate 52 comprises an elongated body having upwardly extending ears 55 which ears are pivotu'lly secured Ito the side walls'13 of the innerl casing for facilirovided' at its rear end' 'lo V movement of Vinterior of the stamp. An upertnre' is' ,formed upon the bottom plute49 near its tating the swinging of the closure plate to allow acce to be had to the interiorlpf the casing.- rAn aperture 56 is formed inthe clcsure' 'late 52 to allow the ribbon and carbon s eets to be acted upon for imprese-4 Aing the desired ii res or bols u sheet contained ween t e botto plate 49 .and the closure plate 52. Tl fsheetl is adapted to u n the raised dded portion 58 form upon the inner ce of n the thafplute 49. Notchee 57 are formed upon gthe;.side edges `-of the closure plate 52 through which notches pass the upwardly extending lugs 48 of the' bottom plate-49.

overhang the side Aed'ges thereof. As above l stated, lock 54'is'carriedby the forward The laterall extending pins 47 above described will the 'bottom plate49 relative to thezclosure plate 52 for the reason th'atthese pins 47 will engage the-"inner plate 52 in view ofthe fact that these pins end of the closure plate 52 and engages the inner casing so as to prevent anyone from interfering with the interior of the stamp.

A pair of spring members 59 are formed upon the inner face of the bottom plate 49 so asto normallyhold the bottom plate 49 pression through. the medium of the stamp ing teeth 10 of the disks 6' upon a web of paper:A placed directly thereunder. Rollers 62 are carried the side .walls 13 of the innercasing an engage the inner face of the web 61 to protect the same. One of the rollers 62 is `adapted to hold the web 61 from rubbing upon the sharp edgev of the stamping plate l63 of the inner casing.

A plate y64 is carried by the inner casing near the. upper end thereof through which the -outer faces of the disks. 6 extend, land this plate is secured to the` sides of the inner casing by'means of the arms 65. *A plurality of springs 66 are secured to the under faces of the plate 64'to registerwith the indicator .barsA 4 and these springs are provided with upwardly extending bulged portions 67 which engagethe teeth 8 formed upon the lower faces of the bars 4. y A locking liever 68 is pivotally secured to the outer casingand is provided witha transversely extendin bar 469 at its 'outer end for-engaging the spring 67 between the teeth 8 whereby the bars V4 may be heldagainst ac- 'fcidental movement after having once beenset. y

The operation of the device is as follows:

The sheet of paper to be stamped is placed between the lower plate 49 and the closure plate 52 and pressure is brought to bear upon the outer casing-forcing the outer casing down upon the lower plate whichwill, of course, cause an impression to bemade upon the paper and' at the saine time the teeth 10 will form an impression upon the rear face of the carbon web 61,-which for the present purpose is white, thereby lmakmit the outward movement of4 face of the closure to smear the contents of a file ing ja permanent record of each item stamped. At the same time, the lugs 47 will engage the projecting foot 446 of the operating lever 45 which willK causethe frame 36 to move forward and enable thelratchet pawls 32 to 'engagethe next succeeding tooth upon the ratchet wheels 31. As soon as the-.pressure is relieved from the casing 1 thejsprin'g 39 will return the frame'36 tol Aits normal position thereby causing the ratchet pawls 321 to rotate the ratchet wheels 31 which will in. turn unwind the ribbon 60 and the carbon 61 from their respective roll-y ers and rewind thesame upon the shafts 15 yengaged by the gear wheels 31'.A By followling out this operation it will be seen that a fresh impression will be made upon v the carbon, web each time an item is stamped thereby making a permanent record and furnishinga clean place upon the carbon web for producing a clear and distinct impression upon the sheet placed between the closure plate 52 and the bottom plate 49.` The disks 6 may be 'adjusted as previously' de f scribed for determining the desired figures in order to make up the impression desired. Fig. 13 is a top plan view of the spring plate 66 showing all of the tooth engaging portions 66 rear ends to a bodyportion 67 l Fig. 14 shows the carbon containing roller wherein two sheets may be employed instead integrally Aconnected at their of one as' previously described so as to enable the plain white web to be removed from the roller and be independent from the carbon web which is wound with the white web.` This white web may be placed away n as a record and it will be seen that there will j be no carbon backing which wquld be likely when the con,- tents is placed therein.

By carefully considering Fig. l it will be seen that the face of the typeformed upon the teeth will; be protected from becoming injured in view of the factl that the sockets between `the teeth formed upon lthe rack 4 are vprovided with socket portions 4 for allowing the face of type to extend therein.

These sockets 4f are so formed as to prevent theouter faccio type from engagingany portion of the rackbar 4. A

As illustratedin Figs. 15, 16, 17 and 18,

I have shown an embodiment of my inven-v tion wherein the spring 39 as illustrated inv Fig. 3, is eliminated. The lever ar'm 72 in place of being pivoted as indicated in Fig.' y3, is provided with a rounded outer end 70/ ywhich outer end 70 fits in a semicircular notch 7l formed one of the earsl 48.4 This notch471 constitutesa fulcrum or pivot point 4for the lever arm 72 as indicated in Figs. 15,1

16, '17 and 18, and to theoter end 70 issecured an angula'rly extending end 73 ofthe.. l

pivot connecting rod 74. 'The outer end 7 3 of the rod 7,4 passes 'through a slot 75` 4fromV the ear 48 by formed in one of the side walls 13 of the inner casing so as to allow the o uter end the lever arm 72 to be moved into and out of engagement with the notch 71 formed in oneof the ears 48. This rod 74 is provided at its forward end with an op sitely extending arm 76 which is provi ed with an aperture 77 in which aperture fits the tongue 78 forholding the rod 74 against longitudinal movement. This tongue v78 is provided with a pluralitygof shoulders 79 which shoulders are adapted to hold the rod 74 in its correct locked position when the lock is set. The lunger, of course, is adapted to have su cient movement as to allow the rod 74 to freely slide a sutlicient distance to remove th'e end 70 of the lever arm 72 from the notch 71 when it is desired to swing the plates 49 and 52 from the outer casing 1.` An operating finger 80 is also secured to the rod 74 and pro1ects laterally of the casing 1 so as to allow the rod 74 to be moved back and forward after the lock 54 hasl been released. t

From the foregoin description it will be seen ythat a very e cient device has been produced wherebyv the s ring 39, as illustrated in Fig. 3, will be e iminated since the opening of the bottom plate 49 relative to the casing 1 will'be caused by means of the spring 59 exclusively. It will also be seen that the lever arm 72 may easily be released shifting the rod 74 lon` gitudinnlly of the casing'l.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a portable printing stamp in the nature of an oblong box-like structure substantially thin so as to be conveniently carried in the lpocket.

A primary field of usage -for devices of this character suggests itself in the` work of bill collection. It is my primary purpose A touse this stamp in connection with an office systemwherein the statements 'are is sued 'under serial number. Mystamp would, therefore, preferably comprise serial figures or statement identifying indication, adate indication and an indication of the amount ofthe statement. The stamped statement is the receipt, a duplicate being takenl and'recorded in the stamp for oflic'e corroboration, whereby a check is automati- A cally kept on the operations of the collector, besides facilitating his manual labor and obviating the neceity of any written A machine to be pocket con-1 be compact, easily nmnipulatedgjitnd the record and trip rolls are ro- :f ttably "mounted,

through the housing adjacent the platen,

vwhile the diametrically opposite disk periphery lies immediately under the cover plate on the other side of the housing, the disk operating, locking and character indicating'devices bei substantially compacted into the tangential plane of the type disk immediately under the cover plate, so that the diameter of the print' `disk 'is approxiinately the same as thbliatcral dimensions of the unitary housing body coacting .with the platen. le spaces between the teeth of the rack bar co d-in number to the vtype teeth of the diskand the upper sui-face of the bar immediately over said spaces display the serial disk characters through the 'cover plate, whereby the lo tudinal area of the stamp, las well asnte erom sectional area are reduced to a minimum, thus primarily adapting vthe stamp and its organized m lto the portable usage indicated. feed mechanism is spring controlled to impart step movements to the rolls, and is actuated b the relative movement of the housing and platen plate, so that the same tension serves in ih react-ion to actuate thefeed and to inuencs the normalizing of the housing 'body and platen plate, or hold them apart for insertinglf'ltlhe article to be stam e spring leaf coacting with tile rack` bar has a'knobbed free end ging u ywardly between the rack teethTgd coactilig therewith to function both as a cam and a latch. That is, as s bar ismanually shifted,

the spring is 'depressed,'and after a tooth -ciples might be variously embodied in different specific .constructions comprehended by the claims except in s o/far asithey are expresslylimited to preferred constructions and arrangement of parts. Another phase@ of this invention, enabling the condensation `of operatingl mecha pocket-stamp. n 1.-. the .diameter and disposition of the devi tary housing body, o.

constitutes-,one jaw and the hingedv platen plate themtherjaw of thestampff The', housing comprises -ran inner frame nWhiclLthe-iprintin'g disk ths'irolls beingdi upon opposite sides of. the disk enabling the '125 diameter of the todeterminafthe vthickness of the unitary, body i stamp'and enabling the stripsto passbetw the disk andI so that a single'elaten is utilized `orthe' record strip and a. 'into an organized The uni-y 'elemct of the pigment and record the lever, pawl and ratchet roll eed mech-u anism on a side wall of the inner casing, inclosed by"`the side wall of the-cover plate. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:A

i secured to said bod 80 `provided with a a rounded forward end,

'comprising "tending lug, ribbon 1. A printing attachment for. a recording stamp comprising a disk, said disk providedn with a plurality ri hery, each tooth provided with a type face o less width than plurality of teeth under surface, said teeth ada. ted to straddle" said teeth formed u'pon sai and adapted to engage the teeth upon said the printing disk shifted, and said when said rack is of 't upon said 'print' 'disks a protector for tlilegflaoe of upon said printing disks.

2. A receipt register ofthe classdescribed comprising a body, a. bottom plate hingedly y, printingmeans carried by saidbody, a. igment carrying ribbon carried by said body and passing under said printing means for causing an impression to be made therethrough, means for-feeding said pigment, an operating lever cooperating with said feeding means and lprovided with said plate provided with an upwardly extending ear having a circular notch formed thereimand means engaging the forward end of said lever for holding the same Iin engagement with said e teeth formed notch.

3. A'receipt register of the class described a body, a. bottom plate hingedly secured thereto, a closure plate secured to said body, said bottom late an ear extending throug sai closure plate, printing ribbons carried withinsaid body, means for feeding said printing ribbons, an

i operating lever copera-ting with said feeding means, means for pivotally securing said lever to said ear, a clutch lthrowing rod secured toene end of said operating lever, locking means carried by said casing and engaging one end of said clutch throwing rod for holding the rod against accidental longitudinal movement relative to said casing.

4. A device of the class describedcomprising a casing, a bottom plate secured to said with an inwardly exfeding means carried within said body, a ribbon wound upon said ribbon feeding means, duplicating and re-l cording sheets associated with said ribbon, means for printing therethrough, an oper# ating lever coperating with said ribbon casing and provided of teeth formed upon its `pesaid teeth,a rack member l Q upon its `'zand (printing platen, the casing having alon- 'Vfgltll printing diskl AVdisk in the casing having t sides of :said printing disk for lrotating rack provided with a notched'fpor tion between each tooth lfor constituting a pocket for receivingthe t pe face formedi upon the outer faces h andconstitutingv the type formed dale-fr "ing a series 'o rovided with 'relative to the cluiracters of the gitudinal movement thereby, 'andmeans secured to said rod and extending through said kfjgcfasing.for facilitating the removal of said 'leverfrom said ear and allowinglongitu- Idinal vmovement of said rod' relative to said upwardly extending'ear casing. .l p 5.' nga stamp,a relative movable 'casing lnally slotted face, plate, :1 -rotatable pe bearing teeth, longitudinally 'slidable ar supported 'be- 'tween the face plate .andI type rack teeth on its under surface, protectively ,-intermeshing thevtype teeth of the disk', the upper face of said bar 'directly above the spaces between the rack teeth having. a series of numbers. corresponding'to the character of the disks and being formed with erprojection extending' through said slot, vsaid face plate being v'orifice'd 4\to .display -a bar character inthe disk position for stamping said'display"character".v

y 6. In a stamp, a relatively'moyable casplaten, the casing'h ing and printin slotted face plate,

a longitudinally avling a 1.0, tatabledisk in the casing having type bear' disk, having.

ingv teeth, alongitudinally 'slidable bar-sup -v f ported between the face plate and type disk, aving rack teeth on itsunder surfacepro tectivolvinte'rmeshing the type teeth o f'th'e e upper face .of said bar directly abov' the spaces between fthe rack teeth -havnumbers corresponding t'o the character of the disks Aand being formed with 'a' projection extending between said slot, said face plate being orliced to display a 4bar character` in theidisk position for stamping said display 'chfaracten and a longitudinalA spring-member supported under the face plata-'having an end upwardly engaging between the rack teeth adapted to yield permitting the bar to be longitudinally adjusted.

7. A` kportable stamp comprising a housing body, having a slotted tape plate, a platen plate on the other side di the bod-y spaced for inserting the article to be stamped, Asaid body and platen being relaf tively movable. for impression, a toothed :type disk in the body, one side of which is adjacent the platen. and thc other side adjacent the face plate, slidably supported between the face plate and type disk, indexed on its upper face d type disk andV having a projection through said face plate slot, its under surface boing formed `with Lrack teeth proteotively intermeshng a bar longitudinally v i slidable between the top 'having a slot, the

` plate with the type teeth, and a spring member supported a proximately in,A the plane of 'upon one side of the type teeth, yielding under a longitlidinal movement of said rack bar and coacting therewith -to vmove the same a definite step and to hold said rack and disk in said adjusted position for stamping.

lo f said disk, a bar longitudinally slidable on saidsupporting plate ande-*r the fa'eeA plate, having a pro'ecton 'ertendin' through said slot, the said bar having frac teeth on its undery side protectively intermeshing the type-teeth', avspring member on Y.

said supporting late having a free end projecting iipwiirV ly through said siipporting plate into engagement between the rack bar upon one side of the disk, thei 'spaces between the rack -teeth corresponding to the number of said type teeth, and the upper surface of the bar bearing a series of characters directly above the spaces between the rack teeth seriali ,corresponding tothe characters of the dis the face plate d laying a bar character corresponding to a isk character in stamping position. l

9. A stamp comprising a casing having a supporting top and a bottoni interior plate, a rotatable disk having type teeth ripherally projecting through tlie top and in plate, a platen adjacent the bottom the casing and platen being relatively movable, a slotted cover plateimmediately adjacent the supportingl top plate, a -bar and cover' lates, projection projecting thr'oug i said ar having under rack teeth protectivfel'y intermeshing the type teeth,.said bar being correspondinglyindexed onl its upper face, anda spring to late exteiidiigupwa ly and engaggetween the teeth of the rack baiupon me side-of the type disk.

*10. Afstamp-coniprising' a relatively mow able casng vand printing platen,- normalizing means. therefor, a rotatable-disk in the vhavin`t and a r' wwe kavec ,minne pre upon op feeding dsyis within ai mg d of the type disk, a cover slotted plate for the casinggand a supporting plate immediately under the cover plate through which 8. Astamp coiiipiising a relatively mov sriiported by the' sides of thedisk, the thick- 4neas of t 4e casing being approximately that the up r jects, im P aten being. upon t e under side of the casing, an index rack'bar slidable .between the su porting plate and cover plate protective v interineiihiu the -typ'e teeth, a spring engaging ii mi the spaces of tlie rack teet and' means acripiim of aie i 'disk pri,

ly between tuated by the. relative movement of the platen and casingto` operate said inkiiig and paper feed during said normalizing movement. f

11. A stamp comprising a relatively movable casing and printing iplatenynormiilizing means tliereforfa rotatable diskfin theeasing havingtype teeth, a type-teeth iiitei-meshingv indexed rack bar on one side of the casing between the di and cover plate, the spaces between the type-teeth correspondinenumerically tothe tyy teeth, tlie platen ing on the other si e, and the thickness of the casing being. approximately that of the diameter of the printing disk.

12. A stamp comprising'a relatively movable casing and printing platen, normalizing means siacing them -for the insertion ofthe artic e .to be stamped, a rotatable disk in the casing having type-teeth, disk operating, locking and indexing devices'on one side of the casing.y the platen being on4 the. other side, thethicknem' of the casing being appmximately equal to the diameter of tlie printing disk. and a cover plate for the casing through ivliich the disk operatin meaiisaie projected and the index'display 13. A stamp comprisi a casing rotatablevdisk in the -easing ving'typeteeth,

a platen eoacting iviithftlie'diak upon one, side of the casing.v index rack bars mi" erating-with the disk diagrammaticaly upon the under `sde of the top membrof the casing operatiible and displa ed through the casing cover plate. said barsgein movable iii thi` tangential plane ofthe di diately under the cover plate'.

14. A stamp coiiiprisi ,a casing, n rotatable disk i`iitlie casing `diately under the rack 'bar'v upon one side of the di* y and having a free end enga rdly between the spaces' ofp'the immeaving type-teeth, y f aplateiieoactingivitlitliedisk upon one side 15. A manip comprising va relatively--y movable casing and platen plate, a rotata-A ble diskin the casing having type-teeth co acting with the. platen on one side of the casing, a. slotted covr plate for the casing' i mediately over tli other side of the type disk, a slide-bar vunder the cover plate havwoonst 'Y i I4ing', serial characters displayed the cover plate,

andan `operating knobiproject ed througgih said sltfthe undersiirface of said bar land character :having rack teeth protect'ively whereby the character to be stampedl is indicated by.. the character displayed through the cover plate.

^ 16. A- stamp of said disk,pthe disk vthrough the supportingjplate, a longitudinal jbar Vmovable .under spring p lateand slotted .coverplateonvthe other slde` of Vthe housing formed with a narrowv slide-waysubstantially in@ tangential plane periphery projecting vin en'sion in the ormed with .rack

lslide-way, saidbar'fbe i1 teeth =o n its underffsid'e protectively 'intermeshing the type-teeththebar havingl a' projection upwardlyf rough y.the slotted @over Plate the uppersurface. of said bar above the rack having serial characters cor? ,respondmgto thezdisk characters displayed through the cover plate tol indicate the. disk character on theother side of the housing .in .Stamping postion.- f

17. 'A portable starripcomprising a uni' tary "housing-body having aslotted cover p late, a platen plate coacting vwith the other i side of said body, means enabling said body ysus and plate to. bemoved to .make an impression and return to normal position, a rotatable'd'isk in tliebody yhaving type-teeth'cop erating with the`pla'ten, inking and record strip rolls and feed 'mec hanism s,. step-iop` erated by. the impression return, 4psaid .rolls being disposed 'on opposite-sides of,the'type disk', and the 'feeding mechanismA disposed onthe side of the` housing, the k recordand inking strips passing' between vthe-platen and type disk, forsimultaneously-stamp; ing an inserted article. and 'printing'. the lrecord strip against said platen, disk'op-r erating, and indexing vmeans. supported under the cover plate and operating in the tangential plane of the disk periphery`:dia nuitrically opposite to the plateifx,- i

A18. ln a portable stamp, a unitary housing havinga cover plate, constituting a housing-body for holding the operative'ele-l nichts, a platen plate coactingwith the othery side of. said housing body, a rotatabledisk in the housing having type-teeth to' con? tact the platen, a slidable longitudinal Abar having rack teeth on. its under side `protectively intermeshing the'type-teeth dija-.

metricall y opposite the platen, the u per surface oi' the bar slidabl y contacting t e under` surface of the cover plate, said plate being'`- l foi-med with a slot in the path of bar move- 1nent,\a bar operating projection extending through said slot, the spaces between the rack teeth corcsponding serially to the intermeshing ther type-teeth :comprisfing a relatively., movable housing body and a coacting plate, a rotatable disk in'- thehousing having type teeth coacting" y.with the platen, a supporting .-ment identifyi characters, aseries of bars between'the-.oover Y y ltype-fteeth;the upperI surfacey ofthe bar correspondin to the spaces between the rack teeth .having serialcharacters .correspond- .ing to vthe type-teeth, said'cover plate being i,

,'formed with anopening 'displaying' a lbar :character corresponding `to the L diskv cha racjter in stamping position, and-tension means 19. A stamp i comprising a. -unitary 'housin having a coverplate atoneside,

and a coacting vplaten plate on the other side .ofthe houslng body,..a series of equaldiameter rotatable printing disks in the.; body v'diametrically approximately the thickness of the housing body, each formed with type bearing teeth, said -type comprising` statedatei and'money lndicating plate andtype disks having rack-teethpro- .tectively intermeshing the type-teeth, a

'series vof springs imparting step 4movements vto sgid bars, `the spaces between. therack teethcorresponding,- to the characters of the typefteeth, said cover pla-te being formed -with a series fof longitudinal slots-ini the path 0f travel f Saidy bars," a Series of ycharacters on the -npper faceyof veach bar correspondingwith its respective disk .characters in stamping position, said bars having projections throogh their respectivey slots, said cover plate being` also formed with a transverse opening over the inter-meshing rack and v.disk teeth vfor displaying in :alinement characters indicating the disk characters in housing` body.

20. stamp `comprising a unitary' housing body, andfa hinged coacting platen plate on one side thereofjsaid body; comprisingv yan inner-casing and .a; oover, a disk rotatable stamping position on the under-side of the 1n the.. inner casing :having type-teeth, the thickness y,of the body yapproxiInat-ing `the diameter of the-disk, record strip and inkd f l "ing strip.- rolls rotatably supported 'within the inner zcasingupon'opposite sides of the.

','printing disk, the strips passing between the disk. periphery and the. platen supporting the-article to be stamped', said rolls having vtoothed wheels on. their outer ends between the side walls of thecover and the innercasing, springcontrolled pawl, ratchet and lever mfechanism,'forl step feeding said rolls, supported between said casing and cover side walls-Said' 'lever mechanism being operated by thev relative movements of the platen and' housing` body., the spring control ing an in neiframe, land cover, a rotatable type disk, and ,record and inking rotatable in the frame, said strips passing between the disk and the platen supporting the inserted article'to' be stamped, toothed wheels, pawl, ratchet relative movement ,ofthe housing body and platen, said' feed mechanism being su ported on the side'of said inner frame wit 1n the cover, and means between the cover and inner frame operated exteriorlv of the cover forstep adjusting the printing disk to predetermined stamping position relative to the platen.

22. A stamp comprising a unitary housing body, and coacting platen, said housing feeding said l.which is secu body com rising an inner' frame, and cover,

' arotatab e type disk, record and inking stripping rolls rotatable in theframe, said ,strips .passing'between the disk and platen `supporting the inserted article to 'be stamped, toothed whels, pawl,.ratchet and spring controlled lever mechanism for step rolls, operated by the relative movement of the housing body, and platen, said feed mechanismbeing su ported on the side of said inner frame wit in the cover, said spring control-influencing the normalof the housing body and platen for in- 'sei-.ting the article to bestamped, the step feed being actuated by the spring reaction after a stamping operation, `and disk adjusting 'means between the cover and casing operated eatex'iorly.` e

a 23;- Ina stamp, messing, a rotatable printing disk: therein Ahaving ty teeth, a supporting plate through whic said disk pro.- jects, a s otted cover plate over the supporting plate, providing n.- slide-way between said plates, a'bar'in said slide-way having rack teeth on itsunder' surface protectively irtermeshing the type-teeth, a, bar projection extended through the slotted cover plate, and a lon 'tudinal spring, one en d of red'nto the supporting plate, its

` vflee end projecting upwardly and havinga cam end eligagingbetween rack teeth colactingv therewith when the bar lis manually shifted toimpart a definite step movement to the im and hold the disk in dilated diameter of said wheel, a pair of record stamping position.

24. M In a stamp, a body portion comprising' a box-like structure, a type-toothed wheel therein, said body portion being slightly greater in cross section than the strip rolls and a pair of pigment stripl rolls on` opposite sides of said wheel in substanrinting i strip rolls and lever mechanism for step .feeding said rolls, operated by the of the tial alineinent, one periphery of said wheel and the tangential portions of said strips 'projecting .through one side of' the housing a unitary hous. f

or stamping, and means for adjusting sai wheel supported in the'pposite side of said body, said means being operatively disposed in the tangential plane of said whee accessible through the upper face of said body portion. 1

25.- A pocket stamp comprising a box-like casing, a printing wheel therein', one side of which is exposed through one .side of the casing, wheel positionin means in the tangential plane of the whee accessible throu h the opposite side of -the casing, record ro ls and ir mechanism in the casin disposing the record strip tangential to t e printing side of the wheel, feedmechanism therefor in the 'cas' a platen co rating with said casing, an means where y a relative movement of casing and platen actuates said feed mechanism. a

26. A stamp com rising a casing, a series of type toothed di rotatable cross-Sectional areaof the casing lbeing approximately equal to the diameter and width' of the printing disks, a slotted cover plate for the upper side ofthe casing, a 4series of thin longitudinally movable bars between the upper disk peripheries and the cover plate having projections through said slots, rack teeth on the under side of the bars engagin the disk teeth, the vu per faces of said ars displaying the disk aracters through the cover appropriate to an adjusted stamping position, means imparting a step movunent to said aid inkin sltgipfrolls on opposite sides of t e type is the strips assi tangeniiniiy over the uhder side gf uiifdisk ripheries, feed niechanismfor. said ro und a member movably supported relative to the under side of the casing normally position, an having connections with sai feed mechanism for actuating them through said relative movement. l

27. A. stamp com rising a casing, a series of type toothed dis rotatable therein, the cross-sectional area of the casing being approximately equal to the diameter and width printing disks, a slotted cover plate for thc upper side of the casing, a series holding theJHintihg disks out of stampin therein, the

bars, record of thin longitudinally movable bars between ,a step movement to said bars, record an inking sti'ip rolls on opposite sides of the type disks, the strips passing tangentially overthe under side of the disk peripheries,

if walls of the casing and cover, the longitu- .dinal area of the casing being approximately equal to the'ividtlx ofthe printing disks and the longitudinal dimensions of the feed mechanisms, and a member mov- Y ably supported relative to the under side for actuating them through said of the casing. normally'holding the printing disks out of stamping position, and having connections with ysaid feed mechanism relative movement.

28. A pocket Stamp comprising a box-like casing body, a printing wheel therein, the wheel diameter and body cross section being of' approximately equal dimensions, the upper portion of the wheel being operatively 4accessible through the upper face of the casing body, the diametrically opposite side of the wheel being exposed for impression on the under side of the casing body, a relatively movable laten plate coextensive with and lfon the un er side of the casing body, and normalizing means enabling a stamping and return movementA of the body and platen plate.

29. A .pocket stampcomprising a box-like casing body, a printing wheel therein, the wheel diameter and body cross section being of approximately equal dimensions, the upper portion of the wheel being opera- {tively accessible throughthe upper face of of the casing body, wheel positioning, locking and indexing mechanism 'operatively disposed 'between the wheel and upper side of thecasing and Wheel, extending and operating in the tangential plane of the wheel,- the diametrically opposite side of the Wheel being exposed for impression on the under side of the casing body, a relatively movable platen plate coextensive with and on the under side of the casing body, and normalizing means enabling a stamping and return movement of the body and platen plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MEREDITH G. STANDLEY.

Witnesses IRVING L. McCA'rHnAN, v Mns. M. G. S'i'alannrnrE 

